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Old 07-11-2007, 11:06 PM
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Strange Philco Roundie tabletop in MO

haven't seen one of these before, could this be as late as 1967?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-21-Round...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old 07-12-2007, 05:13 AM
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That model is in Sams 885-2 which is the same Sams that covers my 17MT80. I have the Philco service manual that covers my set which is dated 1967 but does not cover the set in the auction. The auction says that it has 13" legs so it would be a floor model. I know the seller but I already have two roundies waiting for me to restore and don't need a third.
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Old 07-12-2007, 11:38 AM
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Philco was one of the last to offer roundies. Their later ones would have been among the most advanced chassis' ever used with a round tube. As I recall, that insignia on the control panel is an "SS" which I think means it has some solid state circuits. If this were closer I wouldn't hesitate to go for it.
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Old 07-12-2007, 12:35 PM
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While the cabinet is plain, I think it is a cool roundie. I put a bid on it, so we will see. I wish I had known about this set a couple of weeks ago. I was just in the St. Louis area picking up a Halolight. But it is only about 6.5 to 7 hours away from me, so not too bad.

While I do have one roundie, an RCA ctc-16, it would be neat to get a Philco. Seems those are few and far between.

I agree that it must be a fairly advanced chassis for the time. Wouldn't Ford have owned Philco by '67-'69 time frame? IIRC Ford bought out Philco some time around '63 or '64 but I cannot be sure. I thought Philco went into bankruptcy in '63. I am sure there are those out there who know much more.
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Old 07-12-2007, 06:44 PM
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Ford formally absorbed Philco in Dec 1961. We saw it coming many years earlier.

I am not aware that Philco was ever bankrupt. It did some serious refinancing in the twenties. There were plenty of government contracts contributing to the cashflow during the 40s through 60s.
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Old 07-12-2007, 09:12 PM
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Ford formally absorbed Philco in Dec 1961. We saw it coming many years earlier.
My family had a Philco fridge. We got it in 1971 or so.
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Old 07-12-2007, 09:19 PM
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Think we had a thread awhile back that we thought Philco & maybe Motorola, possibly others, made roundies as late as 1968-69 as loss leaders & to burn up stocks of suddenly uncool, clunky old round CRTs...
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Old 07-14-2007, 09:38 AM
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Philco offered the 21" round CRT color TV as late as the 1969 model year. It was essentially the same chassis as the 25" rectangular.
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